Internships

The Museum at FIT is dedicated to advancing knowledge of fashion through exhibitions,
programs, and publications.

Interns work directly within a host department, contributing to the museum's exhibitions,
outreach, and management. Positions are available during the academic year, based
on the projected workload of the host department and the qualifications and experience
of the candidate. All positions are volunteer and are unpaid.

Internships include appointments in the following departments: Conservation, Registrars
Office, Museum Digital Media, and Education and Public Programming.

Eligibility

Internships are open to graduate students pursuing a degree in a related field. Candidates should have a genuine interest in
fashion. (The Media internships only require that a student have proficiency in Photoshop
and/or HTML5 and CSS)

The Museums Conservation Department handles all the preservation and conservation
needs of the MFIT collection, including developing and maintaining a preventive conservation
approach to collections maintenance. The department is responsible for the proper
maintenance and storage of MFITs large and diverse collection of costumes, accessories,
and textiles. The department prepares and mounts all costume and textile objects that
are displayed in the Museums exhibitions, including any repair and/or cleaning procedures
necessary to prepare the object for display. The staff is also responsible for the
final phases of the accessioning process, which include labeling, vacuuming, condition
reporting, and the final preparation for storage of all of newly accessioned objects
that enter the collection.

Registrars Office

The Registrars Office manages legal, logistical, and collections management tasks
pertaining to the Museum collections, new acquisitions, outgoing loans and incoming
loans for temporary exhibitions. The Registrars Office is responsible for maintaining
legal documentation of the permanent collections and loans, including preparation
of deeds of gift, loan agreements, certificates of insurance, and receipts. The department
arranges insurance coverage, packing and local, national or international transportation
for objects entering or leaving the Museum. The Registrars Office also works closely
with all other Museum departments on a range of long term collection management tasks,
such as inventory, database records, facilities and environment issues, and the establishment
and execution of collections policies.

Education and Public Programming

The Education and Public Programs Department organizes and coordinates special projects
and events (including lectures, symposia, etc.) to provide insightful and intriguing
perspectives on the culture of fashion. The department is responsible for shaping
and expanding the museums visibility and outreach (to the college community, the textile
and fashion industries and the public). It coordinates museum internships and handles
internal and external customer service inquires. The Education and Public Programs
Department works closely with other Museum departments in shaping up outreach and
educational events. It also collaborates with other departments at FIT in marketing
and public relations initiatives.

Museum Digital Media

The museum media department maintains the museum's web presence and online marketing
initiatives, by designing websites, producing videos, maintaining a social network
presence, writing a monthly newsletter, and working on other online initiatives. Interns
will assist in the activities and projects in the department of digital media. Interns
are required to be proficient with Adobe Photoshop and/or HTML5 and CSS, and know
how to navigate social network platforms.

Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Avenue at 27 Street
New York City 10001-5992